Comments for Living in an Augmented Reality http://ael.gatech.edu/blair Fri, 04 May 2012 00:14:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Oh no, Google, why that video? by Karl Guttag on Technology » Augmented Reality and Google Project Glass Part 2 http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/2012/04/05/185/#comment-17903 Karl Guttag on Technology » Augmented Reality and Google Project Glass Part 2 Fri, 04 May 2012 00:14:56 +0000 http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/?p=185#comment-17903 [...] seen in the photos cannot give the experience the video is showing.”  Also in the Wired article, Blair MacIntyre, director of the Augmented Environments Lab at Georgia Tech raised concerns that Google is raising [...] [...] seen in the photos cannot give the experience the video is showing.”  Also in the Wired article, Blair MacIntyre, director of the Augmented Environments Lab at Georgia Tech raised concerns that Google is raising [...]

]]> Comment on Finally, an AR translation app … and it’s not on iOS! by Blair MacIntyre http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/2012/04/18/finally-an-ar-translation-app-and-its-not-on-ios/#comment-15968 Blair MacIntyre Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:31:32 +0000 http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/?p=201#comment-15968 Well, perhaps not mail (WP7.5 seems pretty good with both gmail and IMAP now), but I haven't seen a way to get caldav (a pretty common standard) to work for my cal. I can't see how to get any non-exchange/AS cal to work. Would be pleased to be wrong: I've been playing with a WP for the past few days and I really like it, otherwise! Well, perhaps not mail (WP7.5 seems pretty good with both gmail and IMAP now), but I haven’t seen a way to get caldav (a pretty common standard) to work for my cal. I can’t see how to get any non-exchange/AS cal to work. Would be pleased to be wrong: I’ve been playing with a WP for the past few days and I really like it, otherwise!

]]> Comment on Finally, an AR translation app … and it’s not on iOS! by Bob Myers http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/2012/04/18/finally-an-ar-translation-app-and-its-not-on-ios/#comment-15966 Bob Myers Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:20:34 +0000 http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/?p=201#comment-15966 What is specifically MS-centric about WP mail and calendar? What is specifically MS-centric about WP mail and calendar?

]]> Comment on Oh no, Google, why that video? by Augmented Reality’s Path From Science Fiction to Future Fact | Techack | gadgets & technology news http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/2012/04/05/185/#comment-15050 Augmented Reality’s Path From Science Fiction to Future Fact | Techack | gadgets & technology news Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:54:06 +0000 http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/?p=185#comment-15050 [...] Blair MacIntyre, director of the Augmented Environments Lab at Georgia Tech, agreed, and got to the heart of the matter: “Is it augmented reality, or is it location-based notifications? It’s going to generate ideas in people and expectations that just might not match.” [...] [...] Blair MacIntyre, director of the Augmented Environments Lab at Georgia Tech, agreed, and got to the heart of the matter: “Is it augmented reality, or is it location-based notifications? It’s going to generate ideas in people and expectations that just might not match.” [...]

]]> Comment on What? You want us to be your Dancing Bears? by Blair MacIntyre http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/2012/03/14/what-you-want-us-to-be-your-dancing-bears/#comment-14031 Blair MacIntyre Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:02:13 +0000 http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/?p=180#comment-14031 Ed, I guess it's a question of viewpoint. CHI cannot be all things to all people. It's already a bit to big and a bit of a circus, and it's silly to imply that all high quality HCI work could be hosted at CHI. The conference would have to grow to such a size and have so many parallel tracks that no given person would see much of anything. (although, riffing on that idea: instead of making "CHI" everything, why not follow Viz and convince UIST/3DUI/etc to collocated and create a "CHI Week" of collocated events?) My main point is still that, if CHI doesn't consider work "good enough" to be accepted, promoted and presented as a full fledged top-tier contribution (that I, as a researcher, can put on my CV as such, and will be perceived by my peers as such), then expecting folks to come and demo is misguided and silly. If CHI had a full-fledged tech track, with high-quality content across the spectrum of CHI research, I'd submit and go. If my work was accepted, I'd present. But, I have other ways to have impact with my demos (in addition to publication at the small conferences) that are better than being reception entertainment at CHI: - show videos on youtube (one of mine is almost at 1 million views, and has clearly had more impact on the world through that than any CHI demo ever will) - distribute games and apps for free through the mobile device stores - give talks at more industry oriented conferences (GDC, CES, Qualcomm's Uqlinq, VC gatherings, etc) That said, if CHI does create compelling events, we'll come. We have one of the 3 finalist games in the CHI game competition this year, and the students are really looking forward to presenting and demoing. (I can't go for what are obvious reasons to folks who know our family). Ed, I guess it’s a question of viewpoint. CHI cannot be all things to all people. It’s already a bit to big and a bit of a circus, and it’s silly to imply that all high quality HCI work could be hosted at CHI. The conference would have to grow to such a size and have so many parallel tracks that no given person would see much of anything. (although, riffing on that idea: instead of making “CHI” everything, why not follow Viz and convince UIST/3DUI/etc to collocated and create a “CHI Week” of collocated events?)

My main point is still that, if CHI doesn’t consider work “good enough” to be accepted, promoted and presented as a full fledged top-tier contribution (that I, as a researcher, can put on my CV as such, and will be perceived by my peers as such), then expecting folks to come and demo is misguided and silly.

If CHI had a full-fledged tech track, with high-quality content across the spectrum of CHI research, I’d submit and go. If my work was accepted, I’d present. But, I have other ways to have impact with my demos (in addition to publication at the small conferences) that are better than being reception entertainment at CHI:
- show videos on youtube (one of mine is almost at 1 million views, and has clearly had more impact on the world through that than any CHI demo ever will)
- distribute games and apps for free through the mobile device stores
- give talks at more industry oriented conferences (GDC, CES, Qualcomm’s Uqlinq, VC gatherings, etc)

That said, if CHI does create compelling events, we’ll come. We have one of the 3 finalist games in the CHI game competition this year, and the students are really looking forward to presenting and demoing. (I can’t go for what are obvious reasons to folks who know our family).

]]> Comment on Oh no, Google, why that video? by Blair MacIntyre http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/2012/04/05/185/#comment-14021 Blair MacIntyre Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:48:31 +0000 http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/?p=185#comment-14021 Yes, others have been developing VRDs; although, I wouldn't say Brother's has been "released" (Engadget <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/brother-airscouter-glasses-bring-augmented-reality-unsightly-ad/" rel="nofollow">just posted an article this morning</a> about them finally releasing them in Japan this summer). Like google's, the Airscouter is a really small image (16" at 1 meter is really small); there's a reason these companies never say what the effective field of view of their displays are, after all, but prefer to quote weird sizes that tend to mislead folks into thinking they are bigger than they are ("It's like a 100" display, from 20' away"). I'd also disagree with your characterization that they aren't much bigger than Google's prototype, they are huge! (Check out the picture in the engadget article above). That's all besides the point. My comment about Google's project can be summarized this way: their display wouldn't cover your vision with virtual content as their video implied, and the interface they present isn't really appropriate for display in the center of the user's visual field. The Airscouter could put content in front of one eye, but if you were going to design an interface for a display that blocks your vision, you wouldn't want the interface in the Google video. Yes, others have been developing VRDs; although, I wouldn’t say Brother’s has been “released” (Engadget just posted an article this morning about them finally releasing them in Japan this summer). Like google’s, the Airscouter is a really small image (16″ at 1 meter is really small); there’s a reason these companies never say what the effective field of view of their displays are, after all, but prefer to quote weird sizes that tend to mislead folks into thinking they are bigger than they are (“It’s like a 100″ display, from 20′ away”). I’d also disagree with your characterization that they aren’t much bigger than Google’s prototype, they are huge! (Check out the picture in the engadget article above).

That’s all besides the point. My comment about Google’s project can be summarized this way: their display wouldn’t cover your vision with virtual content as their video implied, and the interface they present isn’t really appropriate for display in the center of the user’s visual field. The Airscouter could put content in front of one eye, but if you were going to design an interface for a display that blocks your vision, you wouldn’t want the interface in the Google video.

]]> Comment on Oh no, Google, why that video? by Two Weeks of Weekest Links « Augmented Reality Blog http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/2012/04/05/185/#comment-13644 Two Weeks of Weekest Links « Augmented Reality Blog Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:17:42 +0000 http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/?p=185#comment-13644 [...] Blair MacIntyre, “Oh no, Google, why that video?” [blog post] [...] [...] Blair MacIntyre, “Oh no, Google, why that video?” [blog post] [...]

]]> Comment on Oh no, Google, why that video? by Augmented Reality’s Path From Science Fiction to Future Fact | InTyNews http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/2012/04/05/185/#comment-13010 Augmented Reality’s Path From Science Fiction to Future Fact | InTyNews Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:13:06 +0000 http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/?p=185#comment-13010 [...] Blair MacIntyre, director of the Augmented Environments Lab at Georgia Tech, agreed, and got to the heart of the matter: “Is it augmented reality, or is it location-based notifications? It’s going to generate ideas in people and expectations that just might not match.” [...] [...] Blair MacIntyre, director of the Augmented Environments Lab at Georgia Tech, agreed, and got to the heart of the matter: “Is it augmented reality, or is it location-based notifications? It’s going to generate ideas in people and expectations that just might not match.” [...]

]]> Comment on Oh no, Google, why that video? by Nicolas http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/2012/04/05/185/#comment-12930 Nicolas Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:44:29 +0000 http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/?p=185#comment-12930 Brother already relesed a "Virtual Retinal Display". They call it "Airscouter". Apparently it is already possible do do the things Google showed in their video two years ago. The Brother glasses have a 800x600 resolution and you don't need to focus on the projected image. The projected screen is equal to a 16" screen in 1 distance meter. Also the size of their device isn't much bigger than Google Glass. Maybe in another two years it is a 20" virtual screen with HD resolution... Brother already relesed a “Virtual Retinal Display”. They call it “Airscouter”. Apparently it is already possible do do the things Google showed in their video two years ago. The Brother glasses have a 800×600 resolution and you don’t need to focus on the projected image. The projected screen is equal to a 16″ screen in 1 distance meter. Also the size of their device isn’t much bigger than Google Glass.

Maybe in another two years it is a 20″ virtual screen with HD resolution…

]]> Comment on What? You want us to be your Dancing Bears? by Luis Leiva http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/2012/03/14/what-you-want-us-to-be-your-dancing-bears/#comment-11605 Luis Leiva Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:10:20 +0000 http://ael.gatech.edu/blair/?p=180#comment-11605 I couldn't agree more with Ed's viewpoint(s). In high quality HCI conferences, demonstrations should be particularly featured, peer-reviewed, and archival material that gets published in the main conference proceedings. UIST and IUI are already doing this. Moreover, at WWW, demos are presented in a short/full paper one-to-many audience setting. CHI should go in this direction to attract more tech-oriented researchers. Indeed, I feel this is the 'missing part' at CHI. I couldn’t agree more with Ed’s viewpoint(s). In high quality HCI conferences, demonstrations should be particularly featured, peer-reviewed, and archival material that gets published in the main conference proceedings. UIST and IUI are already doing this. Moreover, at WWW, demos are presented in a short/full paper one-to-many audience setting. CHI should go in this direction to attract more tech-oriented researchers. Indeed, I feel this is the ‘missing part’ at CHI.

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